Matthew Snelling
A gentleman, in black gown, white collar and tassels, long curling fair hair; gold edge border
Found at
Christies,
London
The Gordon Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Lot 25
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2007
The Gordon Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Lot 25
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2007
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 14.900 GBP
Price realised: 14.900 GBP
Description
Matthew Snelling (British, 1621-1678)
A gentleman, in black gown, white collar and tassels, long curling fair hair; gold edge border
signed with initials and dated on backing card 'M: S: fec Feb 1653'
on vellum laid down on playing card with one and a half clubs
oval, 2½ in. (63 mm.) high, turned wood frame
A gentleman, in black gown, white collar and tassels, long curling fair hair; gold edge border
signed with initials and dated on backing card 'M: S: fec Feb 1653'
on vellum laid down on playing card with one and a half clubs
oval, 2½ in. (63 mm.) high, turned wood frame
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A gentleman, in black gown, white collar and tassels, long curling fair hair; gold edge border by Matthew Snelling was sold in the The Gordon Collection of Portrait Miniatures auction at Christies in London in November 2007. It changed hands for a price of GBP 14,900.00 (€ 20,863.85) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 10,000.00 – 15,000.00. Other works by Matthew Snelling have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in November 2007 the work A gentleman, in black habit slashed on front and sleeves to reveal white, white lawn collar with tassels, long brown curling hair; tan-coloured curtain and sky background, gold edge border was auctioned for GBP 23,300.00 (€ 32,626.03).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A gentleman, in black gown, white collar and tassels, long curling fair hair; gold edge border von Matthew Snelling wurde im November 2007 in der Auktion The Gordon Collection of Portrait Miniatures bei Christies in London versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 14.900,00 (€ 20.863,85) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 10.000,00 – 15.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Matthew Snelling konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im November 2007 die Arbeit A gentleman, in black habit slashed on front and sleeves to reveal white, white lawn collar with tassels, long brown curling hair; tan-coloured curtain and sky background, gold edge border für GBP 23.300,00 (€ 32.626,03) versteigert.
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